Selection of a compatible biocontrol strain mixture based on co-cultivation to control rhizome rot of ginger
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Selection of a compatible biocontrol strain mixture based on co-cultivation to
control rhizome rot of ginger
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Shanmugam, V
Gupta, S Dohroo, N P |
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Plant sciences
Plant viruses |
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| Description |
Rhizobacteria and Trichoderma spp. that were antagonistic against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. zingiberi and
Pythium splendens inciting rhizome rot disease of ginger were identified. In vitro assays identified positive
interactions for growth, antifungal and chitinase gene expression between antagonistic TEPF-Sungal
(Burkholderia cepacia) and S2BC-1 (Bacillus subtilis) with S17TH (Trichoderma harzianum), and vice
versa. In comparison with the other strains and strain mixtures, one strain mixture, TEPFSungal
รพ S17TH, recorded a maximum rhizome production of 84% efficiency with less incidences of
yellows and rhizome rot at an 84.2 and 79.7% reduction over the pathogen control, respectively, in
a polyhouse with a challenge inoculation with the pathogens. Inoculation of the mixture of biocontrol
agents was associated with an increase in known defence gene products such as chitinase etc., so we
speculate that these are involved in the mechanism of disease suppression. In field experiments, the
strain mixture reduced yellows and rhizome rot to 45.9 and 49.3% over the untreated control, respectively,
which is comparatively better than that produced with fungicide (44.3 and 45.3%, respectively).
The treatment also produced an increased rhizome yield with an average increase of 60.0% relative to the
control
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2012
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Article
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application/pdf
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http://ihbt.csircentral.net/1231/1/35_Selection.pdf
Shanmugam, V and Gupta, S and Dohroo, N P (2012) Selection of a compatible biocontrol strain mixture based on co-cultivation to control rhizome rot of ginger. Crop Protection, 43. pp. 119-127. |
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http://ihbt.csircentral.net/1231/
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